Guard-rail clamp.



730,151. PATENTED 11mm,- 1903.

'M. PHILLABAUM. GUARD RAIL CLAMP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

GUARD-RAIL CLAM P.

' SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 730,151, dated June 2, 1903. Application filed April 9, 1903. Serial o. 151,871. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern? Be it known that I, FRANK M. PHILLABAUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lakeside, in the county of Ottawa and State of Ohio,

have invented new and useful Improvements ing a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a track with my device attached thereto. section of the same.

Like numerals of reference designate like parts in both views of the drawings.

The numeral ldesignates a base-platewhich is designed to extend beneath the track-rail 2 and guard-rail The ends of the plate 1 are turned up at right angles to form toes 4,

Fig.2 is a detail which serve as footings for curved braces 5,

the lower endsor feet of which are plane and rest on the base 1 andthe upper ends or heads are curved to adapt them to engage and fit snugly against the outer sides of the webs 6 and the outer flanges 7 of'the rails 2 and 3. The braces 5 have apertures 8 formed in their feet, which apertures regis ter with apertures 9 in the base 1 to accommodate bolts 10 fitted therein. Apertures 11 traverse the heads of the braces and register with apertures 12 in the rails 2 and 3. A cross-bolt 13 passes through the aperturosll and 12 and through a longitudinal aperture 14 in a filler-block 15, which isrounded off on its ends 15 to fit snugly against the webs 6 of the rails 2 and 3. The inner flanges 17 of the rails 2 and 3 abut and a portion of one or both of these flanges may be trimmed 01f or rolled down to decrease the interval between the heads of the rails.

I do not wish to be limited as to details of construction, as these may be modified in many particulars without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I I claim as new, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is

1. In a guard-rail clamp, the combination of a base-plate having upturned toes formed on the ends thereof, braces footed on said base abutting said toes and bearing against the outer sides of the track and guard rails, a filler-block mounted intermediate said rails, a cross-bolt passing through apertures in said braces, said rails and said filler, and bolts passing through said base-plate and said braces, substantially as described.

2. In a guard-rail clamp, the combination of a base-plate designed to pass beneath the track and guard rails and project beyond the sides of the same, braces footed on said base and headed on the outer sides of the webs of said rails, a longitudinally-apertured fillerblock engaging the inner sides of said webs, and a cross-bolt passingthrough registering apertures in said braces, said webs and the aperture in said filler-block, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses'.

FRANK M. PHILLABAUM. WVitnesses:

WILLIAM KINGHAM, FREDERICK W. HEOKELMAN. 

